Common Names |
Devil In The Bush, Love-In-A-Mist, Ragged Lady
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Epirus |
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Contraindications |
No side effects have been reported. |
Active Substance |
saponins essential oil asparagine vitamin C glycine potassium iron Phytosterols sigmasteroli palmitic acid myristic acid stearic acid essential oil (which contains 60% linoleic acid) damascenin (alkaloid) alanine cellulose carvone glucose glutamic acid leucine limonene lysine methionine phenylalanine b-sitosterol threonine quinones oxalic acid tyrosine |
Active Substance Plant Part |
Seeds |
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Features Description |
Nigella damascena is an annual, herbaceous plant growing from 10 to 50cm, with pinnate, green leaves and white, purple, pink or blue flowers. The flowering lasts from June to July and the harvesting takes place from August to September |
Method Administration |
The plant is administered as antihypertensive and immune stimulant in the form of herbal tea (1g of dried seeds in 1L of boiled water, 2 cups a day)Warning: The use of herb preparations is not recommended without seeking advice from your physician or pharmacist. The substances they contain may interact with the subscribed drugs that the patient already takes, thus eliminating their therapeutic efficacy or inducing toxicity. They may also burden further weakened vital functions of the body thus exposing the patient to increased morbidity and life threatened conditions. |
Pharmacological Info |
The herbal tea is used as antihypertensive, antipyretic, diuretic and antiseptic. Due to the alkaloid of damascenin, which is contained in the seeds and promotes the relaxation of smooth muscle, the plant is mainly used against hypertension. In folk medicine it is recommended for the treatment of fever, arthritic, bronchial asthma, eczema, rheumatism and cough. The plant's extract stimulates the immune system and it is administered to treat common cold, while in India the seeds are used for its sudorific, galactagogue and emmenagogue properties. |
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References |
Βιβλίο: Οδηγός των φαρμακευτικών φυτών, Paul Schauenberg, Ferdinand Paris, Εκδότης Μ. Γκιούρδας, Αθήνα 1981, σελίδα 260 http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/c/cormas/cormas1.html UConn Plant Database, University of Connecticut Home and Garden Center http://www.herbalpedia.com/blog/?p=121 http://www.botanical-online.com/medicinalsniguellaangles.htm http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Nigella_damascena
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